Joyce
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Choyce
Etymology
[edit]Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *youdos.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪs
Proper noun
[edit]Joyce (plural Joyces)
- An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN[1]:
- The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
- A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.
- 1860, Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood), East Lynne:
- "It's a curious name," remarked Captain Levison. "Joyce - Joyce! I never heard such a name. Is it a Christian name or a surname?"
"She was baptised Joyce. It is not so very uncommon. Her name is Joyce Hallijohn. She has been with us several years."
- 1959, Anne Sexton, The Double Image:
- You call me mother, and I remember my mother again,
somewhere in greater Boston, dying.
I remember we named you Joyce
so we could call you Joy.
- An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.
Derived terms
[edit]- Burton Joyce (from de Jorz)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]an English and Irish patronymic surname
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.
Further reading
[edit]Saint Josse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Joyce f
- a female given name, variant of Joice
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